This is a 2015 literature review about language nests, focusing on the diversity of approaches to
Also Known As:
Kanienʼkeha, Kanien'kehaka, Kanyenʼkéha
Dialects & Varieties
- Ohsweken
- Kahnawake (Caughnawaga)
- Kanehsatake (Oka)
- Thayendinaga
- Wahta
- Ahkwesahsne (St. Regis)
- Wahta (Gibson)
Recent Resources
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language Documentation, Research, and Archiving
Language in the Community
Language in Society
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
Language in Society
This article presents a women's group; Kontiwennenha:Wi, who sing in their native language; Kanye
Language Revitalization, Education, and Learning
Language in the Community
A conversation with Six Nations Auntie emergent Otsistohkwí:yo Melissa Elliott.
Threatened
80 percent certain, based on the evidence available
about 3,800
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speaker Number Trends
Speaker Number Trend 3
Only about half of community members speak the language. Speaker numbers are decreasing steadily, but not at an accelerated pace.
3
Transmission
Transmission 1
Most adults in the community, and some children, are speakers.
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Bibliography
Bibliography of Vitality:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203
Bibliography of Locations:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203
Bibliography of Context:
Pentangelo, Joseph. 2020. Kanien’kéha (Mohawk) (United States and Canada) - Language Snapshot . Language Documentation and Description 19, 1-8. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/203